Comparison

Dashkit vs Next Car Dashboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dashkit

Create personalized dashboards with customizable panels to track various aspects of your life. Organize information across multiple pages and display it on a larger screen. Offers a variety of free and premium panels for data visualization and information management.

Highlights
  • Create multiple personalized dashboards
  • Arrange dashboards over multiple pages (Pro)
  • Display dashboards on a big screen with AirPlay
  • Variety of free and Pro panels
  • Data visualization from CSV, Google Spreadsheets, JSON
  • Integrates with device calendars and reminders
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Place, resize and customize built-in panels to easily create your own personalized dashboards, optimized for iPad - Create multiple dashboards, to keep track of all aspects of your life. - Design and arrange each dashboard over multiple pages (available for *Dashkit Pro* subscribers). - Display your boards on the big screen, with AirPlay support. Free Panels: - Date & Time → Display the current date and a digital / analog clock. - Upcoming Events → Display events from your device calendars. - Date Countdown → Keep track of all your most important dates. - Reminders → See your most important to-dos. - Photos → Display a single photo, from your iPad or iCloud library. - RSS Feeds → Headlines from your favorite websites. - Web Panel → Display any content from the web. - Charts → Line or bar charts from CSV files, Google Spreadsheets or JSON data. - Now Playing → Show what song is currently playing (powered by Shazam). - QR Code → Show a QR code with customizable content. - Mastodon Timelines → Latest posts from your home timeline, lists or mentions. Dashkit Pro Panels: - Photo Albums → Display an animated photo slideshows, from your iPad or iCloud photo library. - Weather → Current temperature and forecast. - Gmail Inbox & Statistics → Latest inbox messages. Up-to-date figures for your mailbox. - Appfigures Charts & Statistics → Downloads and sales metrics for all your published apps. - Scriptable Panel → Code simple custom panels using Javascript. — Dashkit Pro Subscription Details - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase - Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period - Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription - Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase Terms: [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) Privacy Policy: [https://mvilla.it/dashkit/privacy.html](https://mvilla.it/dashkit/privacy.html)

About

Next Car Dashboard

Transform your iPad into a sophisticated car dashboard. Monitor drive metrics, navigate with maps, control music, and track trip costs. Enjoy a modern, immersive driving experience with enhanced features and language support.

Highlights
  • Maps and Navigation with Google Maps support
  • Music control for Apple Music and Spotify
  • Vehicle metrics (speed, altitude, distance)
  • Trip cost and fuel consumption monitoring
  • Dashboard Camera functionality
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Introducing Next, the app that completely transforms your car's dashboard experience. With Next on your iPad, you'll feel like you're driving the latest and greatest car. Next turns your iPad into a car dashboard, providing you with the best driving and in-car infotainment experience. You can analyze your drive metrics, listen to your favorite music, and much more. Upgrade your car experience with Next today! Next Car Dashboard key features - Maps and Navigation - Support Google Maps Navigation - Siri Support - Listen and control your favourite music with Apple Music or Spotify or Internet radio. - Road information like speed limit, area address to tell you where you actually are. - Vehicle metrics like speed, altitude, acceleration, direction of movement, distance travelled, trip duration. - Get car metrics without use of an OBD sensor. - Determine average speed and, altitude and top speed and, altitude in a trip. - See your trips in their full glory through beautifully created graphs and trip analytics - An all new LightsOff mode lets you help drive peacefully while listening to your favourite music. - Monitor trip costs and fuel consumption. - Next Car Dashboard has support for both metric and imperial units. - Get notified whenever you break your previous record of speed, altitude etc. - Share your location with yourself to know your parking spot or share your current location with your friends and family for added convenience and safety. - Dashboard Camera - Mark your favourite spots such as home, work, and more, making them easily accessible without the hassle of searching every time. Some of the big changes we did this year - Completely revamped UI that is modern and easy to quickly glance information - All new modern dashboard - New map zoom option to see the route in detail - Your Speed and altitude variation graph are now available on the main screen - New speedometer - New accelerometer that shows your acceleration in g force - New Trip-Info UI with beautifully created progress bars - New TrackView UI - New Navigation-Info UI that tells you how much of your journey has been completed - New music player UI with big album artwork in center for a more immersive music experience - New map styles and navigation styles to provide you the ultimate map experience - Seamless integration of Trips and Navigation, allowing users to automate trip start/stop based on navigation. -Customizable Dock. -All new carousal music dashboard for immersive music and driving experience. Language Support - We're thrilled to present the latest version of Next, now with expanded language support! Say bonjour, hola, hello, 你好, and 안녕하세요 as we introduce French, Spanish, English, Mandarin, and Korean to the Next experience. - Next is now available to an even wider audience across the globe thanks to increased language support. We hope you will love this new version of Next as much as we do. Dashboard Camera - Now your iPad will be your Dashboard Camera. Record dashboard videos using the back and front cameras at the same time and view them later in the photos app. Privacy - Your location data never leaves your device. The app does not collect any personal information. Permission - The app requires access to location services in order to provide you with services like Maps, Navigation, speed, altitude and, etc. - Next Car Dashboard requires iPadOS 15.2 or above Direct Helpline Access - Get in touch with us easily through the new chat/helpline feature in the Settings page for any questions or support. Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Next Car Dashboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Next Car Dashboard at every 3 weeks against Dashkit's every 3 months. Next Car Dashboard also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dashkit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Next Car Dashboard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Dashkit against 4.1 for Next Car Dashboard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 37 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Dashkit's written reviews are positive against 53% of Next Car Dashboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dashkit ships an update every 3 months, Next Car Dashboard every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dashkit versus Next Car Dashboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDashkitNext Car Dashboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (31 ratings)4.1 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews53.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3137 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1615.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB122 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMatteo Villasachin jeph

Customer experience

Dashkit

All ratings25 ratings
Positive68.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral41.7%
Negative8.3%

Next Car Dashboard

All ratings37 ratings
Positive70.3%
Neutral16.2%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral20.0%
Negative26.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dashkit

Subscriptions2
  • Dashkit - Monthly Subscription$1.491 Month
  • Dashkit - Yearly Subscription$8.491 Year
4 purchases

Next Car Dashboard

Subscriptions3
  • Unrestricted Access3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Unrestricted Access3 Days trial$14.996 Months
  • Unrestricted Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Next Pro Lifetime Access$19.99

Questions

Is Dashkit free?
Dashkit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Next Car Dashboard free?
Next Car Dashboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dashkit or Next Car Dashboard?
Next Car Dashboard is rated higher. Dashkit averages 3.9 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Next Car Dashboard averages 4.1 from 37 ratings.
Do Dashkit or Next Car Dashboard have ads?
Neither Dashkit nor Next Car Dashboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dashkit or Next Car Dashboard?
Dashkit ships an update every 3 months, and Next Car Dashboard every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dashkit was updated on November 3, 2026 and Next Car Dashboard on November 3, 2026.

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